By: Scott A. McKeown and Greg Gardella
The ED Tex Conundrum Presented by Inter Partes Review
The Eastern District of Texas is a favorite forum of patent trolls in substantial part because its judges have demonstrated a substantial disinclination to stay litigation pending reexamination. Many presume...

Early Statistics Show NPEs Seeking Escape Hatch from PTAB
The Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has the power to terminate an Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR), or Transitional Proceeding for Covered Business Method Patents (CBM) upon request of the parties. This discretionary...